In 2010 she was named campaigner of the year by Headway, the brain injury association, for her efforts to get pro-suicide websites banned. The type of websites that Ziggy consulted before her own suicide attempt.

Ziggy's mental health first seriously deteriorated as a teenager when she left home for university in Derby.

An attempted overdose in 2004 left her hospitalised.

"She was discharged with no plan," said Rosie. "She came home to us being very ill over that period."

Ziggy managed to transfer her art studies to Anglia Ruskin University but was unable to continue with the course.

Frances 'Ziggy' Wilson who died from cancer last year (Image: Rosie Wilson)

"She never really recovered," explained Rosie. "She went in and out of major, major depression.

"She was at Anglia Ruskin for just a month. She met a man who was several years older who was really bad news and in love with him.

"We were very worried about it, but we had to support it and help her."

One day in 2007, Rosie's son, then aged just 17-years-old, took a 45 minute long call from a distressed Ziggy.

"I phoned her straight back," said Rosie. "She was in a really bad way, extremely depressed. She said the relationship with this guy was over.

"She was catatonic with depression, she used to go into a zombie state.

"My husband checked our computer and she was actively looking up suicide."

Rosie attempted to get Ziggy seen by a supportive local GP, but was directed to another doctor who proposed reducing Ziggy's antidepressants and handed over a leaflet on counselling.

"Five days later she hung herself, with the desperate consequence of serious brain injury," said Rosie.

Ziggy Wilson was a 'talented' and 'caring' young woman (Image: Rosie Wilson)

To this day Rosie, a former special needs teacher, is adamant that her daughter could have been spared her suffering if she had been sectioned or hosptalised.

"There was nothing," she said. "There was no mental health support. We were abandoned."

Ziggy's brain damage and need for round the clock care took a huge toll on Rosie and her family.

"It put us as a family through hell for 10 years," she said. "She could become very, very violent and aggressive. She would cry and not know why she was sad. She needed a lot of support.

"There's a desperate sense of loss, a waste of an amazing life. She was very beautiful and talented. She had everything to live for."

"My son suffered terribly. He's started to talk about it. He bottled it up for many years. It's had terrible consequences for all of us."

Rosie's campaigning has seen her become a trustee of suicide prevention charity PAPYRUS and a member of the Compassionate Friends charity for bereaved parents. She is also setting up her own group for parents bereaved by suicide.

'I don't want any other families to ever suffer what we did'

In 2015 there were 6,639 suicides in the UK and Republic of Ireland, with female suicide rates at their highest in a decade.

Rosie emphasises that mental health training must be made mandatory throughout the health service and particularly among GPs.

"I get huge numbers of emails from parents who've been bereaved through suicide," she said. "This occurrence of being sent off by the GP is happening frequently because they aren't trained in mental health or suicide prevention.

"It's really invaluable and could save hundreds of lives.

"The GP is the gatekeeper they need training more than anyone else but they are ones who don't have it."

Rosie said that depression was not an "incurable" condition and that should be able to live normal lives despite mental health problems.

"I don't want Ziggy's life to have been in vain," she added. "She was so caring. She wrote in her suicide diary she wanted her organs to keep other people alive after her.

"I don't want any other families to ever suffer what we did and that's what propels me to keep going. The fall out on families is horrendous.

"There is a huge stigma attached to suicide and mental health.

"We need a hospital for mental health problems. That would do a huge amount to end the stigma and educate children through schools.

"Well being should be part and parcel of the curriculum. It should go right across the board. Young people should be discussing their mental well-being as much as physical wellbeing."

If you have been affected by the issues in this article or are experiencing mental health difficulties you can call the Samaritans free at any time, from any phone on 116 123.

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. They provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. They won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect. For information and support contact the Mind Infoline on 0300 123 3393 (lines open 9am - 6pm, Monday – Friday) or contact Mind Cambridge on 01223 311320. www.mind.org.uk